It’s Good Friday, and earlier today I called in to the Catholic cathedral in Darwin and was struck by the range of cultural backgrounds present. There was an incredible diversity … Read the rest “Darwin’s Diverse Population”
Author: James O'Brien
Born: Lismore / Widjabul Wia-Bal - Bundjalung
Live : Sydney / Gadigal - Eora
Also : Brisbane, Bourke, Renmark, Wagga, Perth
Pronouns : He/him/his.
A Saturday in Darwin is best spent moving slowly, leaning into the local pace while strategically chasing the relief of the air conditioning.
My latest adventure began at the sensory … Read the rest “A couple of my favourites in Darwin, revisited”
There is a particular kind of trap that many of us who travel for work fall into.
You know the one: the “work-hotel-pub-work” cycle. You fly into a new city, … Read the rest “The travel for work trap”
I’m a big supporter of hire bikes, but there’s one habit that drives me absolutely insane: where people choose to park them.
This became a massive issue for me when … Read the rest “Hire a Bike, Not a Barricade”
This podcast isn’t just about prosthetics, surgeries, or rehabilitation—though those things matter. It’s about identity, resilience, grief, humour, frustration, and the strange, unexpected moments that define life after limb loss. … Read the rest “The Limb Shift (preview episode)”